• Meta, Microsoft slam Apple over app store policy

    The four companies filed a rare joint amicus brief in a California court in charge of applying a ruling that Apple must allow companies to link to alternative payment options outside the app store for iPhone users. That ruling was stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit by video gaming giant Epic...
  • Nvidia unveils ‘superchips’

    The company also announced other AI developments.
  • European Parliament approves ‘pioneering’ rules to govern AI

    Senior European Union officials say the rules, first proposed in 2021, will protect citizens from the risks of a technology developing at breakneck speed, while also fostering innovation on the continent.
  • Microsoft to train Philippine women in AI

    It will partner with local schools to provide the training.
  • European Union slaps $1.9bn fine on Apple over violation of rules

    Brussels, Belgium - The EU on Monday hit Apple with a more than 1.8-billion-euro fine ($1.9 billion) for violating the bloc's laws by preventing European users from accessing information about alternative, cheaper music streaming services. The iPhone maker immediately vowed to appeal the first ever antitrust fine slapped on Apple by...
  • Apple’s changes contradicts European rules, 34 firms complain

    Brussels, Belgium - Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union "make a mockery" of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organizations complained to the European Commission this week. They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify. "We are very concerned that Apple’s proposed scheme for...
  • Elon Musk files lawsuit against OpenAI over mission ‘betrayal’

    Paris, France - Elon Musk has launched a legal case against OpenAI, the AI firm he helped to set up in 2015, accusing its leaders of a "betrayal" of its founding mission. The tycoon, who left OpenAI in 2018, argued in documents filed in a San Francisco court late on Thursday...
  • AI the new obsession for venture capital investing

    Stung by the struggles of cryptocurrency and other faded Silicon Valley fads of recent years, venture capitalists have quickly doubled down on AI, a new promised land in the never-ending quest for big tech riches. For the big investors, "if it's not AI, it's not worth it," Denis Barrier, co-founder...
  • Tech giants sign pact against AI-made political deepfakes

    Under the agreement, AI-generated content could be given a watermark or tagged in the metadata at source, although the signatories acknowledged that "all such solutions have limitations". The pledge comes as big tech companies are under considerable pressure over fears that AI-powered applications could be misused in a pivotal election...
  • Google AI research hub in Paris to host 300 experts

    The new hub part of a trend for big tech firms to base teams in European centers.
  • Sony hikes net profit forecast

    It now predicts full-year net profit to touch US$6.1 billion.
  • AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes

    The idea comes as big tech companies are under considerable pressure over fears that AI-powered applications could be misused in a pivotal election year. Meta, Google and OpenAI have already agreed to use a common watermarking standard that would tag images generated by their AI applications, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT,...
  • EU excuses Apple and Microsoft products from tougher tech curbs

    Brussels, Belgium - Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Bing search engine got a reprieve from tougher EU rules curbing how tech titans do business, the European Commission said on Tuesday. From next month, the world's biggest digital firms, identified as "gatekeepers" by the EU, must comply with strict do's and don'ts under...
  • Most markets advance after tech titans fuel Wall Street surge

    Shares in Amazon, Apple and Facebook owner Meta all climbed during Thursday's session. All three companies were due to report results after the market closed
  • US stocks rebound from sell-off on Fed disappointment

    New York, United States - Wall Street stocks rose early Thursday, rebounding from the prior session's pullback as markets awaited more big tech earnings later in the day. Major indices had tumbled on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dampened expectations for an imminent cut in interest rates. Adam Sarhan...
  • Microsoft revenue surges

    The company said sales leaped to $62 billion in Q3.
  • Norway’s sovereign wealth fund posts record US$213bn profit

    Oslo, Norway - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, said Tuesday it raked in a record profit of 2.2 trillion kroner ($213 billion) last year, driven by tech stocks and a weak national currency. The fund's total value reached close to 15.8 trillion kroner last year. The 16.1 percent return...
  • Microsoft lays off 1,900 staff

    The move comes after Activision Blizzard gaming buyout.
  • Microsoft becomes world’s largest company

    The tech giant's market value has surged by over $1 trillion.
  • EU examines Microsoft large investment in OpenAI

    Brussels, Belgium - The EU, racing to regulate the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, said on Tuesday it has started a preliminary study of Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if it could be a disguised merger. The early-level examination is "checking whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI might...
  • CES gadget fest a showcase for AI-infused lifestyle

    The annual Consumer Electronics Show gathering boasts more than 3,500 exhibitors and is expecting some 130,000 visitors. Companies big and small hosted previews for the press through Monday, with AI an oft repeated mantra as they pitched products promising better lives.
  • Invest Qatar launches azure open AI GPT-powered chatbot ‘Ai.SHA’

    DOHA, QATAR - The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (Invest Qatar) has partnered with Microsoft to develop Ai.SHA, an innovative AI-powered assistant harnessing GPT capabilities through the azure open AI service. This initiative positions Invest Qatar as one of the first investment promotion agencies (IPA) in the world to adopt advanced...
  • New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft in copyright clash

    Through their AI chatbots, the companies "seek to free-ride on The Times' massive investment in its journalism by using it to build substitutive products without permission or payment," the lawsuit said. With the suit, The New York Times chose a more confrontational approach to the sudden rise of AI chatbots,...
  • Sony PlayStation 5 sales cross 50 million units

    Since releasing the first PlayStation in 1994, Sony has grown into a titan of console gaming, a market whose revenues this year have been estimated at more than $53 billion by industry consultancy Newzoo. The PS2 remains Sony's bestselling console with more than 155 million units sold, while the PS4...
  • Storm-1152: Vietnam-based creator of fake Microsoft accounts

    Seoul, South Korea - Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to cybercriminals who used them for ransomware attacks, identity theft and other scams around the world. The group, identified by Microsoft as Storm-1152, developed sophisticated tools to defeat the US tech giant's...
  • Microsoft and US labor group join hands on AI

    The alliance comes as workers and governments are fretting over the potential repercussions of AI on work, with fears that whole industries and professions could be displaced by human-replacing technology. Microsoft has become the standard-bearer of the AI revolution, moving faster than other tech giants in adopting the technology.
  • Meta, IBM tie up to develop AI

    They will defend a collaborative method for AI's future.
  • Tech titan Microsoft wins observer seat at OpenAI

    SAN FRANCISCO, US - Microsoft, the tech titan that has invested billions of dollars in ChatGPT creator OpenAI, has been given a seat on the startup's board. The nomination was shared in a memo to OpenAI staff on Wednesday that was later posted to the company's blog and included a list...
  • Amazon releases AI chatbot

    "Q" will be available only to the company's AWS cloud.
  • OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO Altman

    In a fast-moving sequence of events, Altman, who was ousted by the board on Friday, has now been hired by Microsoft where he will take the lead in developing a new advanced AI research team. There was talk Monday that OpenAI is interested in Altman returning, and that he may...
  • Meta, TikTok challenge incoming EU digital market law

    Brussels, Belgium - Tech giants Meta and TikTok are contesting the scope of an EU law that from March will set new rules on competition in the digital marketplace. The European Commission has designated 22 big online companies as "core platform services" to be subject to additional scrutiny and obligations under...
  • Russia spreading disinformation on Middle East situation, says Microsoft

    Paris, France - Russia has been spreading "disinformation" about the situation in the Middle East, the president of Microsoft said on Saturday, as tensions soar in the region due to the Israel-Hamas war. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, was asked about the role of the US tech giant in...
  • OpenAI sees a future of AI ‘superpowers on demand’

    Dreams of the benefits of generative AI -- along with fears of the technology's risks -- have been hot topics in the tech world since ChatGPT made its blockbuster debut a year ago. More than 2 million developers are building on the OpenAI platform, while more than 100 million people...
  • stc, Microsoft to collaborate

    The aim is to advance digitalization in Saudi Arabia.
  • Alphabet and Microsoft see earnings rise on AI-infused cloud

    Tech giant Microsoft said Tuesday its profits rose in the latest quarter, boosted by its strength in the closely watched cloud services segment. Google, like most big tech companies, saw its share price rise steeply in 2023 as investors expected AI to generate new revenue and open new markets.
  • Microsoft announces $3.2 billion investment in Australia

    Details of the deal were outlined by bosses at the US tech giant and by Australia's prime minister, Anthony Albanese, who is on a four-day official visit to the United States. It represents Microsoft's largest investment in Australia in its 40-year history in the country, the company said in a...
  • DCT signs MoU with Microsoft to transform Abu Dhabi tourism

    Dubai, UAE -- The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Microsoft have signed an MoU that enables innovation in key areas such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing and brings together both organizations’ capabilities and resources to enhance the tourist and cultural...
  • Dubai’s tech ambitions take center stage at GITEX Global

    Dubai, UAE - Global tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, Zoom and Huawei are among more than 6,000 businesses displaying their latest advancements in fields like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, mobility and sustainability at the 42nd annual GITEX Global, the biggest tech event of the year. Spanning a five-day extravaganza, the...
  • Meta technology chief defends tech titan’s AI strategy

    The company launched AI-infused chatbots with personalities at the gathering, along with tools for creating images or written content using spoken prompts. It has been seen as lagging rivals like Microsoft and Google, which have pushed out generative AI products and invested heavily in the technology seen as a force...
  • New update allows ChatGPT to use internet for fetching data

    New York, US - The generative AI platform ChatGPT can now fetch data directly from the internet and gather up-to-date information in real-time, its creator OpenAI said, in a major milestone for the software. Until now, ChatGPT's responses to user queries were based on a vast database, which did not contain...
  • Meta putting AI in smart glasses, assistants and more

    Zuckerberg made his announcements at the Connect developers conference at Meta's headquarters in Silicon Valley, the company's main annual product event. The event was the first in-person edition of Connect since 2019, before the pandemic, and announcements on generative AI were widely expected.
  • Amazon to pour US$4bn into Anthropic

    Its investment will heat up the race for dominance in AI.
  • Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard

    Activision Blizzard makes popular games like "Call of Duty".
  • Microsoft to offer OpenAI’s Dall-E 3 in Bing

    Microsoft has bet big on AI, notably with a $10-billion envelope dedicated to its partnership with OpenAI, and is now trying to monetize this technology by integrating it into its products. The Redmond, Washington-based group also announced on Thursday that the Bing bot was now able to draw on previous...
  • US govt face Google in landmark antitrust lawsuit

    Washington, US - A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company's world-dominating search engine began in a Washington courtroom on Tuesday. "This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google will ever face meaningful competition in search," said Justice Department lawyer...
  • Tencent claims new AI chat bot skills comparable to ChatGPT

    Tencent on Thursday gave a live demonstration of Hunyuan Aide's capabilities, with the bot introducing itself in response to questions typed by an employee on a laptop, and solving a simple arithmetic problem. Vice-President Jiang Jie said at the livestreamed summit that the bot outperformed US-based Open AI's earlier model...
  • Microsoft gambles big on Hollywood-esque ‘Starfield’ video game

    The ever-evolving game is the tech giant's bid to lock players into its Xbox subscription service after some eye-poppingly enormous investments in the gaming sector, which is worth $200 billion globally. A universe-spanning role-playing sci-fi game, "Starfield" is made by US studio Bethesda, which Microsoft bought as part of a...
  • Microsoft bows to EU competition concerns over Teams

    In a bid to address the concerns, Microsoft will unbundle Teams from its Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites in the European Economic Area and Switzerland from October 1, the company's vice president on European government affairs, Nanna-Louise Linde, said. Customers will now be able to buy the software without...
  • In China, Baidu leads public rollout of AI chatbots

    China issued new regulations this month for the country's AI developers that maintain the government's tight control on information while allowing them to stay in the race with others. Baidu led several companies in rolling out AI chatbots on Thursday: SenseTime opened its service for registration, and two other firms...
  • ChatGPT turns to business as popularity takes a tumble

    ChatGPT Enterprise will be powered by GPT-4, OpenAI's highest performing model, much like ChatGPT Plus, the company's subscription version for individuals, but business customers will have special perks. The release came as ChatGPT is struggling to maintain the excitement that made it the world’s fastest downloaded app in the weeks...